Eaves-through screen-hanger.



W. FEYLER;

EAVES THOUGH SCREEN HANGER. APPLIYOATION I'ILED mm. 20, 1900.

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WILLIAM FEYLER, OF PITTSFIELD, ILLINOIS.

EAVES-TRO'UGH SCREEN-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed August 20, 1908. Serial No. 449,493.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM FEYLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittslield, in the county of Pike and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-TroughScreen- Hangers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to eaves trough screen hangers and isparticularly designed to provide means for supporting a screen in aneaves trough in order to prevent birds from building their nests in saidtrough and to prevent leaves or debris from accumulating therein.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved screen hanger;Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof; Fig. 3 is a detailed perspectiveview of the hanger detached; Fig. 4 is a detail section on line 1-4 ofFig. 2.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an eaves trough which isformed with a rolled edge 2 and it is of the regulation kind.

The numeral 3 designates the main body portion of my improved hangerwhich is formed substantially straight throughout and is approximatelyequal in length to the distance between the edges of the trough. A hook4 having a downwardly projecting end is formed on the body portion orbar 3 by bending said body portion or bar at right angles to itself andby bending the portion so bent upon itself and turning the end of thebody portion or bar downwardly so that said end will be substantiallyparallel with the portion bent at right angles. The hook 4 which isshaped like an inverted U is adapted to extend through an apertureformed in one of the longer edges of the eaves trough 1 and so as to besecured thereto against accidental displacement. The opposite end of thebody portion or bar 3 is bent and twisted upon itself to form adepending stop arm 5 and is formed with a downwardly curved hook 6having a sharply bent end 7. The hook 6 is bent in the arc of a circleand is adapted to engage the rolled edge 2 of the eaves trough 1, whilethe twisted portion or stop arm 5 is adapted to engage the upper face ofthe eaves trough adjacent to the rolled edge.

The eaves trough 1 is preferably made in sections of the standard sizeand a screen 8, which is adapted to be positioned lengthwise of saidtrough, is also formed in sections and each of the several sections isformed with hooked rods 9 having their body portion secured to thescreen and are adapted to be connected to the hanger.

To suspend a given section of a screen, a plurality of hangers aremounted on the eaves trough and said screen section is suspended on thehangers by means of the hook bars 9. The arrangement of my invention issuch that the screen can be readil attached to the eaves trough and isreadi y removed therefrom.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in theappended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A screen hanger for eaves comprising a barsubstantially equal in length to the width of an eaves trough having aninverted U-shaped hook formed on one end thereof and adapted to straddleone side of the eaves trough, a depending stop arm, and a hook formed onthe opposite end of said bar, said hook being adapted to engage theremaining side of the eaves trough and said arm being adapted to limitthe movement of said hook on the trough.

2. In combination with an eaves trough having one of its longitudinaledges rolled and an aperture formed in the remaining edge, a screenhanger comprising a bar substantially equal in length to the width ofthe eaves trough, an inverted U-shaped hook formed on one end of saidbar, the terminal of said hook being adapted to enter the of the eavestrough, said arm being adapted Witnesses:

aperture of the eaves trough, a depending In testimony whereof I havehereunto set stop arm formed on the opposite end of the my hand inpresence of two subscribing bar, and a hook formed on the bar adiacentlywitnesses. to the stop arm for engaging the r01 ed edge WILLIAM FEYLER.

to limit the movement of the hook on the JOHN HIGGINS,

rolled edge. L. J. HUNTLEY.

